Caught on Camera: Deputies rescue stranded man from Caloosahatchee River

Writer: Nicholas Karsen
Published: Updated:
Credit: Lee County Sheriff’s Office

Click here to watch the body camera footage provided by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Facebook account.


Marine unit deputies from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office rescued a man who found himself stranded in the Caloosahatchee River.

According to deputies, the man fell off his jet ski while in the river.

While attempting to swim to shore, he was then caught by an unknown object in the water.

The man was then taken to a nearby dock uninjured.

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